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Quotation from Perpetual Peace by Immanuel Kant

“The civil constitution of each state shall be republican.”

Immanuel Kant

Perpetual Peace, Second Section, First Definitive Article, trans. Mary Campbell Smith

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The first condition of lasting peace within each state: representative government under common law.

Citation: "The civil constitution of each state shall be republican." — Immanuel Kant, Perpetual Peace, Second Section, First Definitive Article, trans. Mary Campbell Smith. (id kant-perpetual-peace-q2)

Portrait: Immanuel Kant - Gemaelde 2, Becker, Public domain.

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